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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

This recipe is in my Bar American Bobby Flay cookbook that I made the chicken cutlets from.This is a great cook book. I highly recommend it. I was introduced to this recipe by my friend Katie who made this for a get together at her house. By get together, I mean a medium came over that talks to dead people came over to do readings for Katie and her friends. Great times. Katie said this salad was a big hit the last time she made it so she wanted to make it again.

First off, this salad is amazing and might I add easy to put together. We made it with feta since Katie's sister does not like blue cheese, but try it with whatever crumbly cheese you have on hand. This recipe uses pomegranate molasses, which may be my new favorite condiment. Come to think of it, it would have been yummy with those chicken cutlets I made a few weeks ago. We made the molasses from scratch, which is actually way easier than you think. You literally pour 100% pomegranate juice with sugar and let it simmer for a little over an hour. You don't even have to stir it very often. Even better, it stays for a really long time so make it once and use it forever!You can buy pomegranate molasses at the market, but ti may be hard to find. When in doubt, make it yourself!

This salad would be perfect for dinner parties or a potluck. This would even be a perfect weeknight meal with some grilled chicken on top. Enjoy!

Mmmm Molasses

Home Made Pomegranate Molasses

Ingredients

3 cups pomegranate juice(if there is added sugar in your juice, reduce the sugar called for in this recipe)

1/2 cup lemon juice

1/2 cup sugar

Directions

Combine all ingredients.

Simmer and reduce
until there is only 1 cup of liquid remaining. It would be helpful to
boil it for a few minutes to thicken it up some.

Whisk
together the pomegranate molasses, vinegar, mustard, honey and salt and
pepper in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until
emulsified. Vinaigrette can be stored, covered tightly, in the
refrigerator for 2 days.

8 comments:

Alright, that's it. I am in LOVE with this dressing. Wow, what a great idea! And to pair it with apples and blue (or goat cheese). Yum!I am giving away a salad dressing shaker, perfect for storing this yummy dressing. Here is a link where you can enter: http://learntocookbadgergirl.com/?p=2363

Thanks for sharing a great recipe. So, did the medium tell you anything interesting?

The dressing is delish! Even on something like chicken maybe? The medium told me I was anemic and also that I would either have get pregnant in February or in 2 years since she was seeing the number 2. I quickly said well probably 2 years. And she said.. then you better be careful. Gulp...